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talking about Rome and Greece a little bit here

tonight. The types of entertainment that I'm

going to be speaking to you about were

prevalent in the days of the Lord Jesus Christ

and the apostles. The early church writers,

especially in the first 300 years, gave much

warning about entertainment, about sporting

events, and banqueting, and they even went as

far as talking about the candidates for church

membership and baptism and the Lord's

Table. Those who would want to come to the

church, join the church, or who would want to

partake of the Lord's Table and follow the Lord

in baptism were questioned on these areas many

times; in other words, if they were actors,

athletes, players for prizes, comedians,

magicians, gladiators or trainers, jugglers,

Olympic gangsters, boxers, wrestlers, military,

that is, taking up the sword against your brother,

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